
A suspected perpetrator confesses in handwritten letters to acts of sabotage on power grids in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
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The perpetrator admits to acts of sabotage on power grids in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. He justifies his actions with climate protection and political criticism.
In two handwritten letters, the author acknowledges the attacks in recent days. The first letter states that he was the one “who caused short circuits in the power grid around the Jänschwalde and Schwarze Pumpe power plants.” As motivation, he argues that generating electricity from fossil fuels is a crime that results in untold suffering.
He accuses the media and the state of inaction, which is why he has to “do it now.” He also refers to the situation in the Middle East and accuses Germany of supporting genocide in Palestine. He emphasizes that he prepared and carried out everything himself and that he didn't tell anyone about it.
Lots of suspected perpetrator knowledge
An additional sheet is attached to the first letter, which deals with the technical implementation of the acts. In it the author reveals a lot of suspected perpetrator knowledge.
According to information from the ARD capital studio, the investigators therefore consider the letters of confession to be authentic. In a second letter he claimed responsibility for attacks on the electricity supply in Gohr, Bergheim-Rheidt, Dormagen and Weisweiler, all in North Rhine-Westphalia.
German citizen
The author signed both letters with his full name. It is apparently not yet clear with certainty whether this is actually the author. According to information from the ARD capital studio, the alleged author is a German citizen who lives in Gevelsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, and was born in 1977.
In the second letter of confession he points out that he also sent it to several media outlets. The Berlin taz had already reported on it yesterday.
The police searched the man's home yesterday but did not find him. He is currently being searched for.
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